08-Uncaster Farming Saturday, April 29,1989
Multitude Of Activities Planned For Maryland Sheep, Wool Festival
KEYMAR, MD If there is
one word to describe the people
you'll encounter at the 16th annu
al Maryland Sheep and Wool Fes
tival May 6 and 7 it would be
versatile-defined by Webster as
having the ability for many apti
tudes. “At first glance one might
think, says Mary E.F. Streaker,
chairman, “that those in the ring
showing sheep do only that, but
then look a little further and those
same persons may have craft
booths displaying handmade wool
garments”. And this apples to men
and women alike, for many of the
sheep breeders are women and
many of the crafts people arc men,
with talents ranging from spin
ning, weaving and knitting to fine
arts.
Some have raised sheep for
years, others started small flocks
in order to have wool for their
crafts. Among them are teachers,
doctors, lawyers, artists, nurses,
construction workers, journalists,
government employees, shop
owners, clergy-to name a few
who pursue careers outside the
sheep industry.
This year the Festival at the
Howard County Fairgrounds,
West Friendship, Md., will offer
so much that the buildings are
overflowing and a huge tent will
be erected to house some sheep
and events. Nearly 700 sheep will
be there, plus more than 200 crafts
people. Streaker emphasized that
admission and parking are free.
The fairgrounds may be reached
by taking Exit 80 from 1-70, just
west of Baltimore. Go south on RL
32, then right on Rt. 144 to Fair
grounds Rd.
Three sheep shows have been
added-purebred natural colored
Romney and purebred white and
natural colored Lincolns. The Lin
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coin shows are national shows. In
addition there will be shows for
Border Leicester, Columbia, Cor
riedale, Romney, white wool and
natural colored. All these are
designated “wool breeds”.
Young people arc very much in
the picture with many contests just
for them. And, in one instance, a
4-H club is for the second year
teaching all comers how to spin.
The West Friendship club last
year found eager pupils at their
“drop in, learn to spin” workshop.
According to leader Peggy Howell
the group has held workshops dur
ing the year to become better
teachers and the event “is in the
running for a possible 4-H feature
by the Disney studio for the New
Mickey Mouse Club television
show”. They will be teaching from
12:30 until 2 p.m. Sunday.
Five other semiriars are slated,
beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, May S,
with a sheep flock nutrition ses
sion by Dr. Scott Barao of the
University of Maryland. Saturday
at 1 p.m. Dr. Wendy Freeman,
University of Pennsylvania, will
discuss sheep health problems at
the Pen-Mar Shropshire Sheep
Breeders meeting. Dr. Donna
Matthews, Luray, Va., will speak
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Dr. Matth
ews is a sheep breeder and prac
tices in an area extending from
Richmond, Va., to Myersville,
Md. Julie Beaulieu, Silver Spring,
Md., will demonstrate felting at 11
a.m. Sunday. She creates clothing
and sculptural pieces. Creative
knitting will be taught by Valenti
na Devine, Kensington, Md., at
12:30 p.m. Sunday. All are open
to the public.
The lamb cooking contest has
two divisions, professional and
non-professional, with both taking
place Sunday. Lamb samples will
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tasting both days.
One of the most popular specta
tor events, the Sheep to Shawl
contest, will take place Saturday.
Both days festival goers will see
Border Collies round up sheep.
Feeder lambs will be judged and
sold Saturday. Shearing demon
strations will be on-going and
shearing competitions will be
held. Charlie Swaim, four-time
national shearing champion, again
will come from lowa to show how
an expert divests the sheep of its
wool.
A new Maryland Lamb and
Delaware Extension Joins
75th Anniversary Celebration
NEWARK, DE The Nation
al Cooperative Extension System
is celebrating the 75th anniversary
of the Smith-Lever Act, signed by
Congress on May 8,1914. This act
established a nationwide Exten
sion system committed to-commu
nicating research-based informa
tion from land-grant colleges to
the public.
Delaware Cooperative Exten
sion has planned statewide festivi
ties to celebrate the occasion.
On May 8, Delaware Extension
will celebrate from 2:45 to 5 p.m.
at the University of Delaware’s
Townsend Hall in Newark. High
lights of the day will include parti
cipation in a nationwide 75th
Anniversary videoconference and
a tree-planting ceremony. Sche
duled for 3 p.m., the videoconfer-
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Wool Queen and -her court of prin
cesses will be chosen Saturday
and will begin a year’s reign over
sheep events in the state.
Fleeces will be judged Saturday
and many will be available for
sale. This year categories fpr nine
specific breeds have been
included. Other fleeces, both
white and natural colored, will
compete in fine, medium, long
and coarse divisions. All the tools
of the trade will be offered for
sale-not only spinning wheels,
looms, dyes, yams, ett., but sup
plies and equipment needed by the
sheep producer on the farm—also
ence will take a look at both the
past and the future. Following a 4
p.m. reception, New Castle Coun
ty 4-H’crs will plant an anniver
sary tree in the Emily B. Clark
Garden.
The same day, Kent County
Extension will celebrate with an
open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at its office in Lochmeath Plaza,
4601 S.iDu Pont Highway in Dov
er. 4-H demonstrations will take
place from 3 to 8 p.m.
The Sussex County Extension
office, located on Delaware Route
9 at the university’s Research and
Education Center, will also hold
its open house on May 8, from 5 to
7 p.m., with a reception and a tree
planting ceremony by Sussex
County 4-H’ets.
All Extension events are open
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Sheep judging will go on both
days, with an auction of Lincolns
Sunday at 3:30 p.m.
Other contests are junior spin
ning, shepherd’s 1 , skein and
garment, fine arts, poster, photo
graphy, 4-H and FFA judging and
carcass. Entertainment includes a
fashion show, folk and square
dancers and musicians. Grounds
open both days at 9 a.m. Craft
buildings close at 7 p.m. Saturday
and 6 p.m. Sunday. Further infor
mation call 301/845-8744 or
301/321-1344.
to the public without regard to
race, color, sex, handicap, age or
national origin.
Throughout May, the Delaware
Agriculture Museum in Dover
will host a 75th Aniversary exhi
bit. Produced by the University of
Delaware College of Agriculture
Sciences’ communications office,
the exhibit will feature historic
photos and a timeline of Extension
landmark events from 1914 to pre
sent. On May 9, the museum will
host an opening reception and a
signing of a proclamation recog
nizing the 75 th anniversary of
Cooperative Extension. An
anniversary tree will be planted by
Kent County 4-H’ers on the
museum grounds.
All anniversary trees will be
donated by the Delaware Associa
tion of Nurserymen.
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